Drum Machines

For the 'top 10' side of the Digital Design brief, I have selected Drum Machines as a topic to investigate and create a title sequence for. I feel that this might be quite an interesting topic to certain types of people, such as those with an interest in the production of the music that has shaped today's sounds and scenes.

Many producers (particularly amateurs, beginners etc.) have ditched drum machines in favour of modern DAW's (Digital Audio Workstations); so in some ways we have left behind an era of hardware; drum machines, synthesizers etc. as we can do pretty much all of it on a laptop screen. Many producers undoubtedly still use drum machines, so the future of their place in the production process is obviously uncertain.

Drum Machines have had a profound effect on many parts of the music scene, perhaps the most noticeable being Roland TR-808's influence on hip-hop in the 80's, but also of course with many other genres and subcategories that can be found in modern day music.